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< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...e5‎ | 2. Nf3‎ | 2...Nc6‎ | 3. Bc4‎ | 3...Bc5‎ | 4. c3‎ | 4...Nf6‎ | 5. d4
Center Attack
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black bishopd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white bishopd4 black pawne4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white pawnd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/2b5/2BpP3/2P2N2/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4

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Center Attack

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5...exd4

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Black takes the d4 pawn with the e5 pawn. White will respond by either pushing the e4 pawn forward to e5 attacking the Black knight, or recapture the pawn with 6. cxd4

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4

6 7 8 9
cxd4
Bb4+		 Bd2
Nxe4		 Bxb4
Nxb4		 Bxf7+
Kxf7		 =
e5
d5		 Bb5
Ne4		 cxd4
Bb4+		 Bd2
Nxd2		 =
Walbrodt-Baird Gambit O-O
Nxe4		 cxd4
d5		 dxc5
dxc4		 Qe2
Qd3		 =/+
Dubov Gambit b4
Bb6		 e5
d5		 exf6
dxc4		 Qe2+
Be6		 =

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